Keith Jarrett Trio - Live at Open Theater East

Rating:
Summary: Keith (Live !)
Review: The sound of this DVD is excellent ! The picture quality is excellent. The camera work is very good. But if I had to rate the musical performance I would say it is average. That's why I feel it deserves a three star rating. Nothing more(or nothing less) . Is it worth purchasing ? I would say so if you really enjoy straight ahead jazz.

Rating:
Summary: Greatness at work
Review: This DVD introduced Keith Jarrett to me.
I had just a vague idea about his music before,
and since i purchased this DVD about 8 months ago,
i've listened to his music every single day.
I'm truely in love with this performance, notes and groanings.
"Solar - Extention" is a real highlight, spanning 27 minutes,
the extention is a middle eastern type vamp, a journey.
"The Cure" is totaly groovy, "Butch and Butch" a great uptempo blues,
All the standards are preformed with the freshness and mastery
typical to this trio and the interaction between the three is
amazing.
WARNING : buying this DVD can (as in my case) cause you to shell
some serious money (after this dvd, i bought "Keith Jarrett At
The Blue Note, The Complete Recordings" a 6 cd set, and i'm
currently waiting for the "Last Solo Concert" DVD to arrive"

Rating:
Summary: The Standards Trio live in Japan
Review: Typically excellent concert by Jarrett / Peacock / De Johnette performed at an open theatre on a wet day in July 1993. Numbers played: "In Your Own Sweet Way", "Butch And Butch", "Basin Street Blues", "If I Were A Bell", "Oleo", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "The Cure", "I Thought About You" and a 26 minute "Solar - Extension" in which I finally get to see how the ever-inventive De Johnette makes some of his unique sounds. Deceptively easily, that's how!. Amusing to see the audience sitting motionless out in the gloom while these guys give it everything! We know, of course, that the Japanese love the music and revere the musicians (and they do respond when appropriate, by the way!) but it does look funny. Two hours of this wonderful trio in concert. It's a buy!